After doing a survey on our values in GT, I got a better understanding on my idea of myself as a person and my values that shape who I am and what I say and do. I wasn't surprised about the results, but it clarified my perception of myself in my mind. The survey made me exactly figure what I think are the most important to me; therefore instead of surprising me it opened up my mind to my true values.
The survey proved my ideas on my values, and informed me of the catergories in which they fall; therefore showing me the categories I fall in. For example, one of my top five values was to be trusted by others which categorized me in the honesty and integrity group. Futhermore, another one of my top five was to have a good marriage which is the category of family, love, and emotional security. The other three categories were religion and spirituality, fulfillment, intellectual, and vocational achievement, and (altruism) compassion, fairness, and justice. These were based on my other top five values which were a meaningful relationship with God, a life with meaning, purpose, and fulfillment, and to give of myself freely in helping others (respectively).
In conclusion, I wasn't surprised by the survey's results. Moreover, they clarified what I already thought were my values. With my five top values, I was also shown the five categories that I fit into the best.
